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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
A Due Out West.

"P"r'aps you don't remember when Wild
Bill killed Dave Tuttl Well. I guess not,
You must "a been quite a kid then. Dave
said Bill owed him money, an, Bills watch
bein' on the table, Dave picked it up and said
he lowed he'd keep the watch until Bill paid
him the money. Bill said he didn't owe Dave
no money, but Dave said he did, an stuck to
it. Bill looked kind O. queer when he said.
Dave you'd better put down that watch but
Dave laughed an said he didn't give a d..
Dave said, Bill, I'm goin' to pack that watch
across the square at noon to-morrer,' and ELL
knew that was a challenge. Tut was an old
scout an not 'fraid O. nobody, an could
knock the eye out O. an eagle on a dollar az
Tar as he could see the coin. The next dav al
noon there was a crowd ON the u cause
1t was q shootin' match with SEEM.
"Jest at noon Tut started to cross the
square, an purity soon Bill was seen also on
the other side. We was holdin' our breath
for it was life an death to two o. the braves
men That ever drawed. TUFTS friend. was
on one side o the square an Bills on the
other. Bills near Tut an TUFTS near Rill
When the men reached the middle q, the
square, bein' quite a distance apart. t,,o,oh
toey turned tord each other, an both nistol.
went on at once, as though they was onlv
one: Bill didn't wait to SEQ the effect o his
SHOT, out turned to Tust's friends, an thrown
ms gun down on 'em, remarked very ouiet
a gentlem My, Are you satisfied. gentle.
@nf They was, an never said notb;n,
Just then Tut, who had been standin' sti1l an;
moVln' his pistol as though he was coin, t.
nre again, staggered a little an, dronneJ
Without a groan. Bills bullet had ca1pht
Nun through the heart, while his hall haJ
core through Bills hat, just raisin, the ba;r
as That was a duel, now, an don,t
you fergit 1t, an the whole town was saa
onds. There wasn't no business done ~,
s1eer 1t was settled, an everybody arrasd
NJ = sue 1nlne was bang up an on the SOLAR
NO pun intended "-chicago Tribune. '"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

..,+. vouid hold good 10 spite Of the aetlon
~ The Montana Union mon ~ syrvev
mo their line over tho Cenerals survey.
q ~ 10th to express 81 opinion upon
ths snh;ect but thought that iilt ever cams y
~ ! contest in tho coufte the pr1or r'gn1 =,
.nrvev staked out as theirs was woulo
1919 snnerior to possession by the mon
pas0sJu .,;pn. The profile OF their survey
Inch he showed the reporter -exnloIteu
cnrves much less accentuateo Inan :1o re
~ the other road. Colonel Dodge salo no
contracts had been let west OF butoe, Dot !.
~as onlv a fair inference from MS earnest
manner 10 speaking Of this extension sn4o
mon the completion of the line TO bn'te
The Anaconda outlet O not oe io"s
| left in allegiance.
THE EXPLORING ENGINEER At "o"A'
M;asoula Times, IL: Major Rodgers. sne
-e1nlor;ng engineer of the Manitoba com.
nanv. has been looking over the country
ainno the MulIan road, being at mat time
n the vicinity of Crows Nest. ibis 10 Ine
route that the best informed believe Will DC
sdopted by the company. As the !lp %1s
has before stated, the most practlcaD ~
ronte for the Manitoba road is down tne
Rio Blackfoot, through Missoula and thence
Over the Mullan route to Washington Ter
r;torv and the coast. Those who are most
familiar with the mountain passes say tne
road must come this way, or else spena
several unnecessary millions in
ing the greater obstacles to the nor1n'
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Three OF a Kind.

Yesterday was "a bad day for laundry.
men. Kuong On Chong has been running
a laundry without a license on the east side
OF town for An indefinite period and Con.
stable Morshead got a clue to this effect
and ran him in before Judge Dingevon yes
terday who tined him $40 and costs. He
lit out for the Court House Immediately
with the intention Of getting a license with.
out further delay. The same dose of cor.
rective discipline was awarded All Sin, in
the same court. Sin said he'd been in the
same biz: for a long time and paid when he
got ready. The Judge remarked that
mighty wash at the Court House, but not
in his hall OF justice. Wo Hop Lo was an.
other delinquent to the Treasury. Wo
claimed he had a city license, and When he
was up at the Court House getting the
same he told the affable H. C. that he
would have to go short on a State license
Just then as he didn't collect enough wash
bills that day to warrant him in such a
dizzy expenditure rs two licenses in one
day. The Judge let him off till to-day to
up this state of facts.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

Concerning the Sunday law of that state
tho New York Star says: newspapers in
all parts Of the State, Republican as well
Is Democratic, echo the Stars demand for
. repeal Of the Sunday blue law. The ex-
tracts We print to-day are only illustra-
tions Of the expressions Of the general SEN
tinent. The bill introduced by Senator
Murphy would remedy the difficulty as re-
CARDS hotels. But, if telegraphic reports of
the Senator'S bill are accurate, it does not
60 far enough, in that it does not relieve
other citizens as well as hotel keepers from
the D~raconian code. The statute that
renders our family circles liable to be the
prey OF spies and informers must be oblit-
Grated. The question is not one OF party
or Of locality, but OF social liberty in every
household in the State.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

The population Of Ireland. which between
1900 and 1910 had risenfrom five to eight
millions, is now less than five millions. The
Egyptian fellahin is supposed to be a type
of the worst governed people on the globe
Yet, while in 1921 the population of Egypt
was 2.514, 600, in Mas 1882 it was 6,SO6,
3Sl, in spite Of all that much distracted
land had gone through in the interim. The
comparison of the official statistics of the
populations OF Ireland and Egypt certainly
does not discredit the Turk and is not at
all conducive to enthusiastic Irish celebra.
tions of the Queens jubilee. In no country
do the records of history show such a
decrease of population within a single reign
as in Ireland.-New York Star.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

given BY this company. Mr.. Tame makes
An excellent Ko Ko, which was indeed 2
revelation. Miss Gertie Hoyt sang and
acted Katisha with animation, and was
frequently applauded. Miss Clara randall
and Miss Bessie Germon as the other little
maids from school were just too sweet for
ANYTHING. Mr.. Peakes - Pooh Bah and
Mr.. Lombard AZ Pieh Tush gave us perfect
representations of these important roles.
Aside from the humorous I atures OF Gil
bert and Sullivan's work, there are beauti-
full solos and choruses that pleased the au-
dience. The entire ensemble was perfect.
No doubt the general desire will be for q
repetition of 1.-THE Mikado" before the en-.
paeement is finished. Tonight that bright
and sparkling opera. "Billee Taylor" will
b.. given. TIE box sheet already assures q
packed house. Miss Randall will, by re-
Quest, repeat the Lullaby" tonight.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

An exchange very pertinently remarks
that a great many cities claim the Inter
State law is I'D injury to their commerce
and ask for a suspension of the long and
short haul clause, but not a word has been
said about the cities which have been bene-
fitted by the law. And then adds: "We be-
lieve that the number of cities which have
been helped is ten to one as compared with
the number that have been injured. Only
those that are hurt are making a noise. It
would be interesting to know what the
Commission would do if two towns on the
anne railroad should send petitions-one
for the suspension Of the 18th clause and
the other for it's strict enforcement. From
the record the Commission has already
made; it would seem to be a foregone con-
clusion that it would decide in favor of the
town which asked for the suspension.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
IDAHO.
$4,000 Pounded Out With q Hand
Mortar From the Treasure Box this
Winter-POssibilities of the Camp.

Mr.. r. G.. Huston, who has recently re
turned to Butte from an extended business
trip, was yesterday speaking Of some o.
the points he had visited, and among 9th
ers mentioned Murray, Idaho, as a place Of
great possibilities. "Whenever facilities
are developed for working the Old WASH
he said. ''it yields handsome results, and
capital will no doubt take hold of the up
per ditch at some time and finish it to the
working the placers in Buckskin, Missoula
and Dream gulches. These, of course, do
not furnish employment to many men.
Just at the time l visited the camp all the
quartz mills we're shut down but three. All
anticipated starting up soon. The far.
famed Mother Lode, Treasure Box and Oc-
cident were all running their arastras and
were doing well.
THE TREASURE BOX
is one in reality, as the owners pounded
ont with a hand mortar this winter nearly
SIS ,OOO-good enough without a mill.
The curse of this country has been the liti.
cation carried on. Every property is, or
has been claimed by two or three different
parties, and thus they get wrapped in an
endless lawsuit. l think this thing of men
going into d mining camp and locating for
all their sisters, cousins and aunts is not
just the thing to preserve good order and
feeling among the pioneers. Frank Reeds
BOY
in Dream Gulch is an exception to the gen.
eral rule. No one seems to be at law with
him for a share OF his good fortune. He
has some Of the finest ore in the camp;
keeps up his grub stake, he says, by pound
ing it out in a mortar. He has done q
large amount OF work on his mine, an I
will show it up to some mans satisfaction
at an early day. The inhabitants OF this
section should
FEEL UNDER BLIGATI
to 2. Sales, the energetic express and mail
carrier, who has continued to make his
regular trips to and from Thompson's
Falls, regardless of the state OF the
weather. If he cannot get through with
the wagon he bundles his mail and passen-
gers on the horses and goes through any
way"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
ENTERPRISE.
What the July Number of The North
west Magazine Will Contain.

Mr.. H. p. Barbour of the Northwest
Magazine was seen last evening and, in
answer to inquiries, said that the July
number of the magazine would be devoted
to a full exposition of the of
Butte as a mining centre, with descriptive
and pictorial Illustrations of the city and
it's vicinity. Mr.. Barbour has met with
such encouragement from the capitalists
Of this city that he feels confident there will
be no doubt of the success Of the number
from a ~pecuniary point of. view, while
the great benefit to be derived by this city
from the wide advertisement of it's immense
resources, which will inevitablyR follow,
should make every citizen an active friend
of the enterprise. Mr.. Smalley, the editor
of the magazine, under whose hands the
preparation Of the large mass of matter
necessary for so imposing an undertaking
will pass, enjoys a reputation as a master
OF English composition second to
no other in America, and the
exposition OF Butte's resources which
will come from his hands, will suffer moth
ing by comparison with the best which
have preceded it. Butte's star is in the
ascendant. and no means should be neg
lected to inform the outside world of this
patent fact.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
THE MONTANA CENTRAL.
Interview With Colonel Dodge Relative
to the Work Doing and Prniactod

Colonel Dodge, Chief Engineer of the
Montana Central, being in town yesterday.
was interviewed by a representative of
LIE MINER, with a view of as%certaininp
authoritatively what the ultimate destina-
tion OF that Dad was. There are manv
unconfirmed rumors about the Centrar's
western destination, and in reply to cues.
tons the Colonel said substantial y that
nothing definite had been decided upon
west of Butte beyond the fact that thew
would have to get to Anaconda. Those
who pretended to say that the CentraJ
would seek a western outletin anv narticnIar
direction knew more thar the projectors If
the road. All that was being done in the
way CT surveying routes was, in effect. or.
perimental. There was, however, no trnth,
in the rumor that the Montana Centra1
was back of the Bozeman and Butte road
1or winch a charter had been recently
granted. A little reflection, the Colonel
sad. should convince anyone that a con-
necolon with the Northern Pacific at that
point was not to the interest of the Cen.
trail. '"o Cen-
In comparison with the Wickes extension
over the Boulder Of the Northern Pacific
the route OF the Montana Central tn Hal
eha ID 1ncomparably a more direct line and
one which will be a good dealless exnens;vo
TO operate. The circuitous route selected
oy the Northern Pacific involves sewers
very sharp curves. and in addition will
20 pass over an elevation at least 400
ieet higher than that of the Montana CO..
trail. oen-
Colonel Dodge that his road had not
entered the Territory yet, but would reach
buford by June 1, and that the monnt ~
men n teams engaged to 60 to work " o,id
e,s"re 5ne construction at the rate Of three
1%a q nan or possibly four miles a day.
Ihere we're only n or two points TO-
would delay work, owing to the c%onior sr'
1aon of the ground over which the route
passes, but with fair weather-an ahso,ee
OF heavy rains saturating the earth az tne
implements PH would be useless-he had bones
o. tne lines completion next spring and GR hs
thought it not too venturesome to AZ, ~ g
a. barely possible it might be fipish say - IL
the beginning ct winter. oy
AZ to the line through Silver Bow c.,v..
created 20 much furry in the Montsna
Union officials, Colonel Dodge said that hs
thought the Montana Genital ,rv.. NJ
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Tho Educated Indian.

Gen. Armstrong, Of the Hampton, Va'n
stitute, says about 225 Indian graduates Old,
been sent back to the Indian country 'D
they have become teachers, farmers, mecn .,
les and clerks. Most of them are d~ai
well. About one-third Of them are noF'u y
less tickle and do not succeed in life. lnsS
ucated Indian has this great disadvan.aIn.
All his INDECENT kin crowd around nm w. ~,
cared for. Self esteem is a prominent lnn, .t
trait. An earthquake can't shake the rem sh;,,
which an Indian has for himself. ho'u1 ~
can lower it and nothing can raise IT, a
Indian maiden would not feel compllms Nv.
by attentions from q white man any W. i,
than would be the case with a Cauea AZ.
belle. In any presence th, red man su i,
tent to know that he is IN INDIAN s a;',no
calm self respect is never disturbed. -In'''
Times
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Filed For Record.

Jennie johnson to Utah & Northern
Railway Company, right of way so feet
wide across an unpatented mining claimin
Silver Bow Canyon above the mouth OF
German Gulch for a distance of 1000 feet
more or less; $500.
VIM. J.. Mcnamara ct al. to Byron
O'Hara ct al, part of the Stanislas lode
known as lot 10; $187.5O.
Notice OF location of the Setting Sun
lode mining claim 900 feet southwest of
Woodville in Summit Valley mining dis
trict, by Edward D. Quinn and John Nc
Cormick.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
ROllin jones' Funeral.

A signal mark OF respect was yesterday
paid by the late associates of Rollin Jones,
whose death was announced in YESTERDAY g
MINER, and who was laid to rest in the
Protestant cemetery. By orders of Super
intendent Tibbey, the Parrot mine, in which
the deceased had been employed for over
five years, was shut down for the afternoon
to allow the deceased's fellow workmen to
attend the funeral. The turnout was ex-
ceptionally large, there being ffty-three car
riages in the cortege, containing friends of
the dead miner, in many cases accompa-
MED by their wives and children. This itself
was the best evidence of the esteem in which
the deceased was held, and was a fitting
tribute to one who had earned the friend
ship of all who knew him.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

most he pleased, provided he acknowledged
the presence Of the Pruesian blue in their
blood. But he has called them " add
lot Of cads," and all is chaos. A cad in
English indebted means a low fellow born
and bred. A snob, on the other hand, is a
person b pretends to be what he is not.
What matter that Mr.. Tanner. NJ. p. with
drew his big, big D and stuck to cads, or
that he makes a Pickwickian apology. the
irony has entered the Tory soul and the
stigma is i,delible. It is curious how many
great men have been tanners. from Simon
to General Grant. Charles Kearnes Deane,
your hand. Health and journalistic bene-
diction."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

A sad state Of affairs exists in Washing
ton, where two separate and distinct social
sets have been formed. One is the army
and navy set, and the other is the rich but
vulgar official set. As the official set drink
champagne out of tubs and wear diamonds
as big as hickory nuts, it has become the
policy of the army and navy set to drink
their wine out OF thimbles and to wear no
diamonds at all. While the one is loud,
the other is severely simple. The average
resident OF Washington will probably ia
vor the army and navy set. He does not
care to swim in champagne. He simply
wants to take a bath in it occasionally
Chicago Herald.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

And now it appears the Southern Pacific
has thrown down the gantlet to the Pa
ciic Mail and the Canadian Pacific Com
panies in the matter of getting the San
Francisco freight and passenger traffic to
Eastern points. This is good news to the
people of California, who are, they claim,
shut out from Eastern markets by the
operation of the fourth section of the In.
ter-State Commerce law.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Comic Opera Season.

Our people are o enjoying a season o.
comic opera. Last night the Adelaide
Randall Opera Company appeared at the
Grand Opera House in Gilbert and Sulli.
vans popular opera. 1.-THE Mikado." AIDE
tured the audience. Miss Randall unoues.
tionably is the best Yum Yum that has
ever appeared in Butte. She won the ad-
miration of the audience by her singing OF
the song 1.-THE Moon and l." receiving a
hearty encore. In makeup and action she
W 40 the ideal representative of the authors.
Elegant costumes and fine voices are the
order Of things in every performance 80 far
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

The Afghan boundary question springs
up every now and then in a threatening
way which keeps alive the belief that at
some time Russia and England will come to
blows in that quarter Of the world. Rus
STA seems to be determined to find fault
with something, in the hope that at last
England will surrender a valuable strategic
point. II this should be done Russia would
then be in a position to humiliate the Eng
lish Government,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Old Sutter's Fort.

Tho more ancient Suffers fort become 10
more it is the object of curiosity a.ad an
day passes but the old building Is vlsie S,r
inspected. Situated as it is, on d s,,t i
naturally attracts attention. Inc sr ou
rapidly decaying. Its rafters are ge' ~ rau,
OF place and the adobe that held the om w. b.
together are crumbling. The roo. s moi
come moss covered, and if some.a.nfi i vii
done in the way of holding the foi'
soon be only a ruin.-SacrameDto bee'
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

The results OF the Indiana local cleo
tions held on the 18th inst. are commended
to the consideration OF those who asserted
had forsaken the Democratic party out oil
discomfort with the administration. The
electoral vote OF Indiana will of a surety
be cast for the Democratic national candi.
dates OF 1888,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

The Montana Central contractors hav.
ngcommenced work on the Butte end OF
the line it will be continued until the last
spike shall have been driven. The day
will be a glad one for Butte and vicinity
when the scream OF the locomotive shall be
heard echoing down Park Canyon.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
WHAT A 'sCAD0 Is.

The New York Morning Journal is respon.
sible for the following which is an original
and not altogether uninteresting explana-
ton OF what a Tory cad" is: 'Uncon-
sciously perhaps, but under the fifth rib
and straight to the bulls heart, Mr.. Charles
Kearnes Deane Tanner, NJ. p. for Middle
Cork, mas smitten the English Tories. He
might nave called them tyrants. knaves,
liars, extortioners, libertines, anything al
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Didn't Hurt IL Nrnch-

Az governor Ross inaugural ball At Ar..
tn a legislator from eastern Ta-.s ~ Aus
much bewildered, as he had nsra, was very
s;on ha a.t scene OF feasting. In his confu-
aLook here sir VI Inc nat OF a senator.
senator. "Ae 'n1s' said the
Don't like what7n
You are sitting on my silk bat.n
mel. but but Darn dan,+ my sats, il I amt sorry, her-
only been y a1a1 t huak ! hurt it much; I have
ia ha4 S' ,"n, mere tor a few minute.n
.dttine a aa. . looked as it the entire legislature.
ON it for a u eo,nin,Coee OF the whole, had sst
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14
Before Judge Mediation.

In the Police Court yesterday Pete,
kirch, who created a disturbance in town
recently by fast driving on the streets, was
fined 81 and costs, which he antied.
The everlasting John Doe was sinched
$40 and costs for cruelty to animals in
leaving his horse uncared for on the street.
He was committed in default.
Another John Doe contributed 81 and
costs to the City Treasury for an unorna-
mented drunk.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

The statue OF the late President Garfield,
1T Washington, will be unveiled tomorrow
with impressive ceremonies. The President
has ordered the closing of all the executive
departments OF the Government during the
unwilling, in order that the employees
therein may witness the proceedings. There
will be grand parade of military, civic
organizations, etc., and speeches. The al.
fair will be a very imposing one.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

The testimony Of Sidney Dillon before
the Pacific Railroad Commission must have
proved a shock to the old stockholders oil
the road, particularly that part in which
he admitted that although he had acted as
President of the company he did not know
much about it's affairs. Shareholders may
well begin to ask themselves: What is the
good OF paying big salaries to railroad
Presidents who do not know az much
about the affairs of the road of which they
are the head as the clerks in the General
Managers Office do? Or is it understood
that railroad Presidents are purely o:na-
mental?-Denver Republican.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

A recent dispatch is responsible for the
statement that one of the Chicago boodlers
has coughed up 81, 800 in currency, saying
it belonged to Cook County. Conscience
occasionally makes a money thief feel ne.
rious, but generally speaking it is not until
he has squandered the money.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-14

Roscoe Conkling's recent remark about
tho Republican party not having kept step
with the times is causing the organ grinders
much pain. It takes about a column a
day to prove that Roscoe does not know
what he is talking about. No one has
bsen keeping step with Conkling since 1881.